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Philip Gordon - White House Co-ordinator for Middle East Policy, 2013 - 2015

06/07/2015 GMT

White House Co-ordinator for Middle East Policy, 2013 - 2015 - Philip Gordon

BBC World Service - HARDtalk, White House Co-ordinator for Middle East Policy, 2013 - 2015 - Philip Gordon

What happened to American leadership in a troubled region?

When Barack Obama replaced George W. Bush in the White House, US strategy in the Middle East changed. Hubris was out, humility was in. But as the region has sunk deeper into violence, extremism and sectarianism, President Obama's limited ambitions have been condemned by critics as a dangerous form of weakness. Hardtalk speaks to Philip Gordon, who has just left his role as the White House's Co-ordinator for Middle East policy. What happened to American leadership in a troubled region?

(Photo: Philip Gordon. Credit: Ron Sachs-Pool/Getty Images)

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